Americans are sharply divided over President Donald Trump’s order to temporarily block U.S. entry for all refugees and citizens of seven Muslim countries, with slightly more approving the measure than disapproving, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday. CONT. Chris Kahn, Reuters Read more »
Hillary Clinton Increases Her Lead Over Bernie Sanders
Hillary Clinton has increased her dominant lead within the Democratic Party’s presidential contest, now besting rival Sen. Bernie Sanders by a margin of two to one among primary voters in the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. But the Democratic front-runner remains unpopular with the general electorate, and fewer than […] Read more »
Clinton’s Explanations on Benghazi Attacks Winning Over Voters
Hillary Clinton has put to rest many voters’ questions about her handling of the 2012 Benghazi attacks, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll conducted after her 11-hour appearance before a House investigative panel last month. CONT. Janet Hook, Wall Street Journal Read more »
Republicans, Obsessed
Question: What’s the difference between the House Select Committee on Benghazi’s hearings last week and a train wreck? Answer: Once a train is coming off the rails, the passengers know it. When members of the select committee put Hillary Clinton in the pillory last week, they seemed blissfully unaware that […] Read more »
Benghazi committee reflects a broader breakdown of the Republican Party
Former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton’s appearance before the House Benghazi committee provided one more example of the breakdown of a Republican Party torn by factionalism and heavily influenced by a cadre of supporters who are far less interested in governing than in expressing its anger. … In the […] Read more »
Many have no opinion on Clinton and Benghazi
The congressional investigation of the 2012 attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is not a burning issue for the public, except for Republicans, a new Associated Press-GfK poll finds. CONT. Emily Swanson, AP Read more »